Policy
RICS updates professional standards code for property managers
A new edition of 'the definitive reference guide for leasehold management professionals' has been published.
Ten Years On: Assessing the ‘profound effect’ of the second home stamp duty surcharge
'Almost overnight, the market tilted away from investors,' says Hamptons, 'meaning far fewer homes have been added to the rented sector' in the last decade.
Westminster tightens construction rules for developers
Updated code introduces zero-emission machinery targets and stronger neighbour protections.
Tories launch ‘Scrap Stamp Duty’ petition
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calls SDLT a 'tax on aspiration.'
Westminster to grant blanket retrofit consent for Eaton Square
Borough's first Listed Building Consent Order promises to allow 'retrofit at scale' on London's largest residential square.
‘Who gets the bill?’ Opaque ownership poses challenge for government’s mansion tax plan
Report warns incoming levy could prove difficult to collect in prime markets where some legal owners are hard to trace.
Tom Bill: Middle East conflict clouds rate outlook and Budget plans
Energy price shocks are lifting swap rates, complicating the outlook for rate cuts and potentially squeezing the Chancellor’s headroom, explains Knight Frank's UK resi research boss.
New public register set to ‘expose secret land deals’
Government says new transparency regulations for property developers 'will help SME builders identify genuinely available sites sooner and compete more fairly in the land market.'
£79bn wiped off value of UK private rental sector since 2022
The buy-to-let boom that began in the late 1990s may now be hitting a 'landmark moment of contraction' as tax changes and red tape bite.
Tom Bill: How the Middle East conflict could affect the UK housing market
Rising energy prices and shifting rate expectations could reshape mortgage costs and buyer sentiment, explains Knight Frank’s head of UK resi research.
Watch: MPs quiz Angela Rayner & Michael Gove on Leasehold Reform Bill
We've summarised 18 key points from yesterday's Housing Committee session on the Government’s Draft Commonhold & Leasehold Reform Bill.
Talking Heads: Property industry reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement 2026
Deliberately low-key speech broadly welcomed by prime resi insiders.